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Preface
This guide describes how to connect an Agilent™ 1200 Series liquid chromatograph (LC)
system to a Thermo Scientific™ mass spectrometer (MS) and the data system computer, and
how to establish communication between the LC system and a Thermo Scientific™ MS data
system, such as Thermo Xcalibur™.
Contents
• Related Documentation
• System Requirements
• Supported Firmware Versions
• Cautions and Special Notices
• Contacting Us
To suggest changes to the documentation or to the Help
Complete a brief survey about this document by clicking the button below.
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Related Documentation
In addition to this guide, you can also access the following documents as PDF files from the
data system computer.
To view the product manuals
From the Microsoft™ Windows™ taskbar, do the following:
• For an LC instrument controlled by a Thermo software application, choose Start > All Programs> Thermo Instruments > Manuals > LC Devices > Agilent.
• For a Thermo Scientific MS, choose Start > All Programs > Thermo Instruments > Instrument-name.
• For the Xcalibur application, choose Start > All Programs > Thermo Xcalibur > Manuals > Xcalibur.
For access to the Xcalibur application Help, follow this procedure.
To view application-specific Help
• From the Xcalibur Instrument Setup window, choose Help > Agilent 1200 Help
and select a topic.
• If information about setting parameters is available for a specific view, page, or dialog
box, click Help or press the F1 key for information about setting parameters.
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System Requirements
LC DevicesFoundation
2.6.0 and later 1.0.2 SP2 and later
2.5.0 SP3 1.0.2 SP2
2.5.0 SP1 or SP2 2.0
2.5.0 1.0.2 SP2
2.2.1–2.4 1.0 to 1.0.2 SP1 only
Your system must meet the minimum requirements as stated in the following table.
IMPORTANT Before you install the device drivers, ensure that the data system computer
has a compatible version of the Thermo Foundation™ platform as noted in the Thermo LC Devices x.x.x Release Notes, where x.x is the version that you want to install.
SystemMinimum requirements
Computer• 2 GHz processor with 1 GB RAM
Software• Adobe™ Reader™ 10
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•DVD drive
• 80 GB or greater available on drive C
• Video card and monitor capable of 1280 × 1024 resolution
• Network interface cards, two
•NTFS format
• Microsoft Windows operating system:
Windows 7 Professional (32-bit and 64-bit
Windows XP Workstation SP3
• Thermo Scientific software:
a
LC Devices 2.8.0 and later are compatible with Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit
a
)
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Slider set at the
Default position
(Windows 7 only) If you receive a server failure error when you try to open the Xcalibur
Instrument Setup window, follow the next procedure.
To resolve a server failure for the Xcalibur data system
1. Verify that the installed versions of Thermo Foundation and LC Devices are compatible
(see page vii).
2. If the installed LC Devices software is compatible with Foundation, go to step 3. If it is
not compatible, do the following:
a.Use the Windows Control Panel to uninstall all of the modules from LC Devices.
b.Install the compatible version of LC Devices.
c.Restart the data system computer.
3. If the installed LC Devices software is compatible with Foundation, do the following:
a.Open the Windows Control Panel.
b. In the top Search box, type Change User Account Control Settings, and then select
this link to open the User Account Control Settings dialog box.
c.Move the slider to the Default position (Figure 1).
d. Click OK.
Figure 1. User Account Control Settings dialog box
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Supported Firmware Versions
LC Devices supports the model numbers and firmware versions of the Agilent 1200 Series
modules listed in Ta b le 1 . For instructions on how to check the firmware version, see
Chapter 1, “Checking the Agilent Firmware Versions.”
Table 1.Supported firmware versions for the Agilent 1200 Series LC system
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Cautions and Special Notices
Make sure you follow the cautions and special notices presented in this guide. Cautions and
special notices appear in boxes; those concerning safety or possible system damage also have
corresponding caution symbols.
This guide uses the following types of cautions and special notices.
CAUTION Highlights hazards to humans, property, or the environment. Each CAUTION
notice is accompanied by an appropriate CAUTION symbol.
IMPORTANT Highlights information necessary to prevent damage to software, loss of
data, or invalid test results; or might contain information that is critical for optimal
performance of the system.
Note Highlights information of general interest.
Tip Highlights helpful information that can make a task easier.
The following additional caution-specific symbol appears in the Agilent 1200 Series Getting
Connected Guide for LC Devices.
CAUTION Highlights electric shock-related hazards to human beings. Each electric shock
notice is accompanied by the international High Voltage symbol.
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Contacting Us
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Checking the Agilent Firmware Versions
This chapter describes how to check the compatibility of the Agilent 1200 Series LC system
with the device drivers provided on the Thermo Scientific LC Devices software DVD.
Contents
• Checking the Firmware Versions with the Agilent Instant Pilot
• Checking the Firmware Versions from the Xcalibur Data System
Checking the Firmware Versions with the Agilent Instant Pilot
You can use the Agilent Instant Pilot™ handheld controller to check the firmware versions of
the Agilent LC modules to ensure their compatibility with the device drivers provided with
LC Devices.
To check the firmware version of the LC modules
1. Make sure that the modules are connected by controller area network (CAN)
communication cables, that all the modules are turned on, and that the Agilent Instant
Pilot is connected.
For instructions on how to connect the CAN cables, refer to the Agilent 1200 Series LC
reference manuals.
2. From the Welcome screen of the Instant Pilot, press the Details button (Figure 2).
The System Info screen appears. The System Info screen contains information about the
firmware versions of the configured system modules.
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Checking the Agilent Firmware Versions
Checking the Firmware Versions from the Xcalibur Data System
Figure 2. Welcome screen on the Agilent Instant Pilot
3. Compare the firmware versions to those in Ta bl e 1 on page ix.
IMPORTANT When you are done, to prevent data system failure, disconnect the Instant
Pilot cable from the LC stack.
Checking the Firmware Versions from the Xcalibur Data System
Before you can check the firmware versions of the Agilent LC modules from the Xcalibur data
system, you must first establish communication between the modules and the Xcalibur data
system.
You can monitor the status of the Agilent modules from the Xcalibur Information view. To
open or close the Information view, choose View > Info View.
To check the firmware versions of the LC modules from the Xcalibur data system
1. Establish communication with the Agilent LC system as follows:
a.Connect the Agilent local area network (LAN) interface to the data system computer.
See “Connecting the Ethernet Cables” on page 34.
b. Configure the Agilent LAN interface to use a stored IP address. See Chapter 2,
c.Specify the instrument configuration options for the LC modules in the Xcalibur
“Setting Up the LAN Interface.”
Instrument Configuration window. See “Configuring the Agilent LC System’s
Modules” on page 20.
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Checking the Agilent Firmware Versions
Checking the Firmware Versions from the Xcalibur Data System
2. Choose Start > All Programs> Thermo Xcalibur > Xcalibur to open the Xcalibur
application.
3. From the Xcalibur Roadmap view, choose View > Info View to open the Information
view, and then click the Status tab.
4. On the Status page, click the module name to view its status (Figure 3).
Note To trigger data acquisition from a Thermo Scientific mass spectrometer, you
must install a contact closure board in one of the Agilent modules and connect the
board to the Start In pins on the mass spectrometer power panel. See “Installing the
External Contact Interface Board” on page 29 and “Connecting the Contact Closure
Cable” on page 35.
Figure 3. Status page of the Xcalibur Roadmap View (example)
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Setting Up the LAN Interface
This chapter describes how to configure the local area network (LAN) interface for the
Agilent 1200 Series LC system. For stable communication with the Xcalibur data system, one
of the modules in the Agilent LC system must contain either an on-board LAN interface or an
Agilent G1369 LAN card.
Note For more information, refer to the user manual for the Agilent LAN card.
Contents
• Determining the LAN Interface Type and Location
• Setting the LAN Initialization Mode to “Using Default”
• Setting the Stored TCP/IP Address for the LAN Interface
• Setting the LAN Initialization Mode to “Using Stored”
Determining the LAN Interface Type and Location
Agilent provides two options for the LAN interfaces:
• On-board LAN interface, which might be the standard configuration or you can order as
part of a module
• Agilent G1369 LAN card, which you can order separately
IMPORTANT Do not install more than one LAN card in the Agilent LC system. If one of
the modules in the LC stack includes an on-board LAN interface, do not install a LAN
card.
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for an on-board LAN interface
On-board LAN interface port
Agilent G1369 LAN card
Setting Up the LAN Interface
Determining the LAN Interface Type and Location
To determine which module contains the LAN interface
Check the back panels of the modules for either an on-board LAN interface (Figure 4) or
a LAN card (Figure 5).
Note If the LC stack does not have a built-in LAN interface, Agilent recommends
that you install the Agilent G1369 LAN card in the detector, if part of the system. If
an Agilent detector is not part of the system, install the LAN card in the pump or
autosampler module. For instructions, refer to the manuals that came with the
Agilent 1200 Series LC system.
Figure 4. Location of the on-board LAN interface port (example)
Figure 5. Location of the LAN card (pump module, example)
ANALOG
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